00:00Hi, Will. Congratulations on the century. What do you think, like, you did not have
00:14to take any risks during your innings, you know, and it seemed like a very seamless innings.
00:21And as we compare it to Pakistan, they were kind of struggling to, you know, keep going.
00:25So, like, do you want to talk about it?
00:27Oh, certainly. It didn't seem risk-free. I suppose one thing our batting unit talked
00:35about was creating partnerships throughout our innings. And it was only a small partnership
00:40with Dev, but we got the ball rolling. And then, unfortunately, we lost Kane early and
00:46Darrell not long after that. So, Tommy and I talked about obviously building a partnership
00:53and just felt like, you know, if Pakistan got three or four dot balls, we managed to
00:59get a boundary away not long after. And it just kept the momentum of the innings going.
01:05And then I think we got to where we wanted to after 30 overs. And I felt, or with Tommy,
01:12we both felt that the game was in the balance at that point, 140-odd for three after 30
01:18overs, I think it was. And then from there, we had a platform to launch from. And obviously,
01:25the way that Tommy and JP finished the innings was just brilliant.
01:29Young, how does it feel to keep home crowd silent for most of the time and then your
01:36knock turned out to be in winning cause for your team to start off this Champions Trophy
01:40on a high note?
01:41Yeah, brilliant to start off the Champions Trophy with a win just on the crowd. They
01:48weren't too quiet. They were a really good crowd. They were noisy throughout. So, yeah,
01:53it's been awesome playing in Pakistan. And yeah, hopefully the crowds are the same throughout
01:57the tournament because they were brilliant today.
02:00Well, fourth ODI 100, first away from home, the way you batted, you paced your innings.
02:06Are you making plans to, planning like how to score in power play and then plan about
02:12after power play? Because this is a very pure class, pure modern ODI innings that you played.
02:17And away from home, so how much it means to you?
02:20Yeah, thank you. It means a great deal to bring up my fourth ODI 100 today. As I said
02:26before, it sort of makes it easier if you focus on the partnerships that you're in rather
02:31than focusing too much about your own personal score or anything like that. But yeah, in
02:38the power play, I think the nature of the power play, there's more people in the ring.
02:44So you're going to hit fielders more often. There's going to be more dots. But on the
02:48flip side to that, there's this opportunity to score some boundaries. And I managed to
02:53get a few away in the power play, which sort of got my innings and our innings going. And
02:58then through the middle, it's a different challenge altogether. You know, spinners come
03:02into it, forefielders out, sort of the gaps open up and you try and score off as many
03:09balls as you can to keep the momentum going. So yeah, very pleased with the way things
03:15panned out today and yeah, have a meaningful contribution on the game with my partnership
03:22with Tommy.
03:23Q To be completely honest with you, I don't
03:52know. Tommy and I knew we were in a little bit of trouble three down and we didn't want
03:58to look too far ahead and start talking past scores and things like that. We wanted to
04:03get to 30 overs three down. That was our first goal. Then the next phase was to the 35th
04:10over and then I got out after that. But when I came off, I think I got out in the 38th
04:18over. I was saying to the boys I thought 280 was a really good total. If the seamers
04:24hit a good length, it was difficult. The odd ball was going down. We saw from the Pakistan
04:30spinners as well that when they slowed the ball up especially, it would hold in the surface
04:37and there was a bit of turn there. And when they fired it through a little bit quicker,
04:42it was skiddy. So it wasn't easy. And I thought 280 was a good score and obviously the way
04:47GP and Tommy got things going, it was just brilliant the way that they finished off
04:52the innings. And to get to 320, we all felt that we were slightly ahead of the game at
04:57that point. But in the same breath, as you say, Pakistan chased down 350 on the same
05:03wicket. So we knew we had to start well and thankfully we did that and managed to keep
05:07it going.
05:34Have I got my words? Or should I repeat it?
05:36Can you repeat?
05:37Okay. I'll repeat it again. Okay. So it's regarding, yesterday I've asked Tom Latham
05:42also regarding pitch behavior. And I've asked him that pitch behavior in the second session
05:48will be difficult for the batting. And we have seen today it was the same. So it is
05:54too early to say about the group winner.
05:56We've got Bangladesh next, and then Islamabad, and then we've got India, our third game in
06:25Dubai. So just game at a time. Obviously it's nice to get that first game under the
06:30belt with a win, but we travel to Islamabad tomorrow and got to prep for a different side.
06:36And obviously we're fully prepared for Bangladesh to suit these conditions and be a really tough
06:44team to beat. So yeah, just focusing on our next objective there is to beat Bangladesh.
06:54With taxes and Glenn Phillips back east, how does he keep doing it?
06:58Good question. He's a special man, Glenn Phillips. He's got a very unique diving style, doesn't
07:06he? He lets the ball come and just seems to pluck it out of the air, especially square
07:11of the wicket. He's so, so good. So yeah, obviously the huge wicket of Rizwan again
07:16was key and it just put the icing on the cake of our power play really as well. 20-odd for
07:22two is a lot different to one down. So yeah, fair play, Glenn. Well done.
07:27Well, Tom Latham said yesterday that what was satisfying was different guys had come
07:34to the fore in every single match. And given you didn't quite have the try series, perhaps
07:39you would have wanted. Was there perhaps a little bit of extra pressure on you of the
07:42big occasion and the last three innings?
07:44Yeah, perhaps. You try not to think too much about what's happened in cricket. You know,
07:52the next game is the most important one. And if you've got the opportunity to play, you
07:56want to make the most of it. But yeah, your form goes sort of up and down, but I was pretty
08:04keen to stick to what I know I can do well, win that straight battle, wait for them to
08:11miss the lines or the lengths and go from there. And thankfully, I managed to get it
08:18done today. But yeah, it's certainly nice to get some runs after a lean try series.
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